We stopped by the prairie tonight and WOW there were Elk not far from the main road. I had heard that they were re-introducing Elk to the prairie but to actually see one - well Virginia they are not a figment of the DNR's imagination!!! They REALLY do EXIST!

The shots are really grainy my digital camera has 10x zoom, the package just didn't state what the quality was hrrrumph.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Poison Hemlock or Conium maculatum as the name implies it is quite poisonous and has caused many a death of the careless forager!Here is one of the better photos I've ever seen of the leaves, taken by Rick Hamilton Nebraska. Rick runs Beaver Creek Knap-In every year. This years knap-in will be BCVIII will be September 19,20,21 near Stuart, NE.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

It was so warm here today that the squirrels, which are normally tearing through our trees chasing each other around, were just laying on the branches napping instead.

I wasn't able to get a shot of the squirrels stretched out on the branches but here's a pic from a year or so ago of our resident squirrel fattening up for winter. She's sitting in our Norway Maple in our backyard with a black walnut in her mouth.

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A Mixed Media Fiber Artist, I have been dyeing with natural dyes using local and sustainable materials since 1993. I teach surface design using natural dyes, rust dyeing, compost dyeing and other surface design techniques.